List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-101 to SC-150)

The SC-1 class was a large class of submarine chasers built during World War I for the United States Navy. They were ordered in very large numbers in order to combat attacks by German U-boats, with 442 vessels built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the third 50 ships of the class.

Ships

Number	Builder	Commissioned	Fate	Notes
USS SC-101	Elco Bayonne, New Jersey	2 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]	Based at Plymouth, England[3] and Brest, France[4] during World War I Re-acquired by US Navy in 1942 as YP-180, resold in 1945, later named Fidus, Palace II and Fiscus III. Scrapped 1971.[5]
USS SC-102	Elco	12 March 1918	To War Shipping Administration 3 January 1947.[1][2]	Sunk by collision with USS Adamant on 11 February 1942 but salvaged on 24 February 1942 and repaired.[6]
USS SC-103	Elco	7 March 1918	Sank at pierside September 1939 Later salvaged and scuttled by burning.[2]	Stationed at Brest, France during World War I.[4] Lent to Michigan Naval Militia on 1 July 1926 and to Buffalo Council, Boy Scouts of America on 25 September 1936.[1][2]
USS SC-104	Elco	12 March 1918	Sold 22 December 1922.[1][2]
USS SC-105	Elco	9 November 1917	Sold 20 July 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-106	Charleston Navy Yard	31 December 1917	Sold 10 November 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-107	Charleston Navy Yard	19 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-108	Charleston Navy Yard	12 February 1918	Transferred to War Department 18 September 1918.[7][2]
USS SC-109	Charleston Navy Yard	12 February 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-110	Charleston Navy Yard	30 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland in World War I. Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea after end of war.[8]
USS SC-111	Charleston Navy Yard	30 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Based at Plymouth, England during World War I.[4]
USS SC-112	Charleston Navy Yard	22 April 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Based at Key West.[9]
USS SC-113	Charleston Navy Yard	3 May 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-114	Naval Station, New Orleans	28 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Based at Pensacola.[10]
USS SC-115	Naval Station, New Orleans	3 May 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-116	Norfolk Navy Yard	14 November 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-117	Norfolk Navy Yard	November 1917	Destroyed in fire 22 December 1917.[7][2]
USS SC-118	Norfolk Navy Yard	26 November 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-119	Norfolk Navy Yard	19 November 1917	Sold 20 December 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-120	Norfolk Navy Yard	4 October 1917	Sold 20 July 1921[7][2]	Served in Atlantic Fleet.[11]
USS SC-121	Norfolk Navy Yard	16 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-122	Norfolk Navy Yard	21 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Used as fishing vessel after sale. Renamed Effort III in 1927 and Belboy III in 1949. Scrapped 1957.[12]
USS SC-123	Norfolk Navy Yard	5 November 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served off East coast of United States during war.[13]
USS SC-124	Norfolk Navy Yard	11 December 1917	Sold 11 May 1921.[7][2]	Based at Corfu during war.[4] Served in Mediterranean post-war.[14]
USS SC-125	Norfolk Navy Yard	27 December 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served in Azores.[15]
USS SC-126	Norfolk Navy Yard	14 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-127	Norfolk Navy Yard	15 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served in Mediterranean.[16] Used as ferry/mail boat between 1924 and 1957.[17]
USS SC-128	Norfolk Navy Yard	18 January 1918	Sold in Italy June 1919.[7][2]	Served on Otranto Barrage.[18]
USS SC-129	Norfolk Navy Yard	17 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served on Otranto Barrage.[19]
USS SC-130	Norfolk Navy Yard	21 December 1917	Sold 11 May 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-131	Norfolk Navy Yard	19 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served on Otranto Barrage.[20]
USS SC-132	Norfolk Navy Yard	2 February 1918	Sunk in collision 5 June 1918.[7][2]
USS SC-133	Norfolk Navy Yard	13 March 1918	Sold 20 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-134	Norfolk Navy Yard	13 March 1918	Sold 20 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-135	Norfolk Navy Yard	13 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-136	Norfolk Navy Yard	19 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-137	Hodgdon Brothers East Boothbay, Maine	14 December 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-138	Hodgdon Brothers East Boothbay, Maine	24 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Served on US East coast during war.[21]
USS SC-139	Hodgdon Brothers East Boothbay, Maine	-	-	Cancelled[7][2]
USS SC-140	Hartman-Greiling Green Bay, Wisconsin	5 October 1918	To France as C-43.[7]	Destroyed by fire at Dunkirk 2 June 1918.[22]
USS SC-141	Hartman-Greiling Green Bay, Wisconsin	22 December 1917	Sunk in collision with USS SC-171[7]	Planned to be transferred to France[7]
USS SC-142	Rocky River Dry Dock Rocky River, Ohio	30 March 1918	To France as C-34[7][2]
USS SC-143	Rocky River Dry Dock Rocky River, Ohio	10 November 1917	Sold 9 September 1936.[7][2]	Based at Plymouth, England during World War I[23]
USS SC-144	Vinyard Shipbuilding Milford, Delaware	30 March 1918	Sold to state of Florida 3 February 1923.[7][2]	Based at Philadelphia during war.[24]
USS SC-145	Vinyard Shipbuilding Milford, Delaware	13 March 1918	Sold 7 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-146	Vinyard Shipbuilding Milford, Delaware	30 March 1918	To France as C-35.[7]
USS SC-147	L E Fry Clayton, New York	13 December 1917	Sold 25 February 1922.[7][2]	Served in Otranto Barrage.[25]
USS SC-148	L E Fry Clayton, New York	10 December 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]	Based at Plymouth, England during World War I[26]
USS SC-149	Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works Dubuque, Iowa	15 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-150	Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works Dubuque, Iowa	2 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]

See also

• List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
• List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50)
• List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-51 to SC-100)
• List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-151 to SC-200)
• List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-201 to SC-250)
• List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-251 to SC-300)

References

1. Friedman 1987, p. 469
2. "SC-101 - SC-201". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
3. "Hull Number: SC 101". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
4. Nutting 1920, p. 178
5. Radigan, Joseph M. "YP-180: ex-SC-101". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
6. Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-102". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
7. Friedman 1987, p. 470
8. "Hull Number: SC 110". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
9. "Hull Number: SC 112". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
10. "Hull Number: SC 114". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
11. "Hull Number: SC 120". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
12. Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-122". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
13. "Hull Number: SC 123". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
14. "Hull Number: SC 124". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
15. "Hull Number: SC 125". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
16. "Hull Number: SC 127". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
17. Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-127". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
18. "Hull Number: SC 128". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
19. "Hull Number: SC 129". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
20. "Hull Number: SC 131". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
21. "Hull Number: SC 138". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
22. Couhat 1974, p. 230
23. "Hull Number: SC 143". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
24. "Hull Number: SC 144". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
25. "Hull Number: SC 147". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
26. "Hull Number: SC 148". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

• Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
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